Curling-tongs



narrante onirica.

WILLIAM H. LARAWAY AND LOUIS V. LILLIBRIDGE, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

CURLINGr-TONGS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 2, 1219.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that we, VILLIAM H. LARA- war and Louis V. LILLIBRIDGE, citizens of the United States, residing at Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curling-Tongs, of which the following is a specication.

Our invention relates to improvements in hair curling tongs, and its object is to p r vide a means whereby the cylindrical jaw of the tongs may bereadily and perfectly heated without the necessity of making it hollow for the storage of liquid fuel.

We attain this object by the construction shown in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of our tongs, with the heating appliance shown in normal position and outlined in heating position. Fig. 2l is a bottom plan of the same with the heating handle shown in section, and, Fig. 3 shows the reservoir part of the handle in full and the heating part in section to illustrate the manner of screwing the two parts together.

Similar reference characters indicate similar parts throughout the several views.

In the drawings 1 represents the cylindrical jaw of the tongs, which is provided with an integral arm 12 having a flat oblong bearing 11 to which the handle 2 is pivoted at a, in such a manner that the handle 2 3 may be moved around into the position indicated by its dotted lines at g. The jaw l is of solid metal, like any ordinary cylindrical jaw of a curling tong. 4 and 5 represent, respectively, the concave-convex jaw of the tongs, and its handle, attached to the cylindrical jaw in the usual manner. In the solid lines in Fig. 1 this jaw and handle are shown in open position, and the dotted lines h represent the same in normal position.

The part 2 of the handle 1--2 is designed as a reservoir for the storage of liquid fuel, as gasolene, as indicated at z'. This reservoir is, preferably, provided with a partition 9, so arranged, by means of the pin valve 8, that it may be absolutely shut olf from the part 3, thus preventing, if desired, the flow of fuel from the part 2 into the part 3. The parts 2 and 3 are screw threaded, as at e-c so they may be screwed together to form a perfectly liquid tight joint at b to prevent leakage at this line. The part 3 of the handle is filled with some available absorbent material j, that will take up the liquid fuel as it is allowed t0 percolate through the opening in the wall or partition 9 when the pin valve 8 is removed from its seat in the partition, which is brought about by means of the thumb piece l0, outside of the handle.

The reservoir 2 is provided with a projection 6 that is slotted at f to receive the bearing l1 on the arm 12 and form a proper pivot bearing upon which the handle 2 3 may be swung into the desired positions, and for the purpose of securing the ,handle in position we place a revoluble ring 7 around the arm 11 and the projections 6, said ring provided with proper and necessary notches, as d, so placed that the ring may be revolved upon its bearings into positions to lock the handle securely in place or to free it to be swung to desired positions under the jaws of the tongs.

Thel cylinder or reservoir 3 is provided with a number of perforations, as indicated at c, through which vapor or gas from the absorbent material y', in the part 3 may escape for ignition when the handle is in position indicated at g to heat the jaw 1 to the desired temperature.

Normally, the handles assume the positions indicated by the solid lines 1, 2, 3, and the dotted lines 7L, but when heating the jaw 1 the handles and jaws are made to assume the positions indicated 'by the solid lines l, l and 5, and the dotted lines g.

What we claim as new in the art, is-

In combination with the solid cylindrical jaw of a curling tong, a hollow handle pivot'ally mounted on the end of the jaw, said handle divided into a liquid fuel chamber yand a vapor producing chamber, means for opening and closing a passageway between the chambers, and a locking ring around the end of the jaw and the pivotal part of the handle adapted to lock the handle in place or to free it for pivotal movement, substantially as shown and described.

Signed at Grand Rapids, Michigan, July 5, 1918. f

WILLIAM H. LARAWAY. LOUIS V". LILLIBRIDGE. 

